A good sport is someone who accepts in good spirit or good humour, being beaten at something: someone who loses gracefully. A good sport can also be someone who does not mind being laughed at when a joke or trick is played on them: someone who has a good sense of humour. Examples of use: [...]
Phrasal verb: team up
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
To team up is to join another person, or group, in order to do something together. Examples of use: a) News headline: Banks team up for online payment system. b) The businesses teamed up to provide day care for their workers’ children. c) We teamed up for the new project. d) Can we team up [...]
Phrasal Verb: knock out
April 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To knock someone out is to hit them so hard that they become unconscious. Examples of use: 1. He hit his opponent on the head and knocked him out. 2. The burglar knocked the old man out. 3. Jonathan! Stop hitting your brother, you'll knock him out! When somebody is knocked out they are hit [...]
Phrasal Verb: touch down
April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When an aircraft or spacecraft touches down it reaches the ground when landing. Example of use: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Your flight will touch down in 10 minutes. Please fasten your seatbelts. touchdown (noun) is the moment an aircraft or spacecraft makes contact with the ground when it lands. Example of use: Touchdown will [...]
